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Crockett was a vigorous self-promoter, and nominal author of a number of books (probably ghostwritten) that helped to make him a legend in his own time.
Crockett was a vigorous self-promoter, and nominal author of a number of books (probably ghostwritten) that helped to make him a legend in his own time.
In 1954, the Crockett legend, which had largely faded outside of Texas, was revived by Walt Disney. The ''Disneyland'' television series presented the first of an unassuming, low-budget adventure series: "Davy Crockett: Indian Fighter." "Davy Crockett Goes to Congress" and "Davy Crockett at the Alamo" followed. Davy Crockett was played by an actor named Fess Parker, little-known then, and, for the most part—apart from the Crockett series—since. To everyone's surprise, including Disney's, the show was a monumental hit. The bland-but-catchy theme song became a hit in its own right. Raccoon caps, popular with grade-school boys as "[[Daniel Boone]] caps," experienced a resurgence in popularity and became known then (and to this day) as "[[Davy Crockett]] caps."<ref>[http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/davy-crockett.htm Davy Crockett], Fifties Web</ref>
In 1954, the Crockett legend, which had largely faded outside of Texas, was revived by Walt Disney. The ''Disneyland'' television series presented the first of an unassuming, low-budget adventure series: "Davy Crockett: Indian Fighter." "Davy Crockett Goes to Congress" and "Davy Crockett at the Alamo" followed. Davy Crockett was played by an actor named Fess Parker, little-known then, and, for the most part—apart from the Crockett series—since. To everyone's surprise, including Disney's, the show was a monumental hit. The bland-but-catchy theme song became a hit in its own right. Raccoon caps, popular with grade-school boys as "[[Daniel Boone]] caps," experienced a resurgence in popularity and became known then (and to this day) as "[[Davy Crockett]] caps."<ref>[http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/davy-crockett.htm Davy Crockett], Fifties Web</ref>
==Quotes==
* While in congress: "We have the right, as individuals, to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress we have no right so to appropriate a dollar of the public money."
==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://etext.virginia.edu/railton/projects/price/crockett.htm Bear Hunting in Tennessee], an extract from ''A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett'' (1834)
*[http://etext.virginia.edu/railton/projects/price/crockett.htm Bear Hunting in Tennessee], an extract from ''A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett'' (1834)
*[http://theadvocates.org/library/christian-crockett.html]
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